Rabu, 19 Oktober 2016

But, how…?

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Questions. There are lots of questions as our trainings unfold. This
time we were working with those seasoned in making disciples who are
working hard to become trainers themselves. They have been doing the
training this time with Roger coming alongside and coaching them for the
past few days and it’s been pretty amazing. We are learning so much
from them!! Even from the front one of the guys said, “This is the
craziest thing I’ve ever seen. NEVER have any of us seen mzungus
(whites) sit down while an African does the training…and look they are
even taking notes while I speak!”

Irenie training us!

Our esteemed trainers: Bernard (Western Uganda), Irenie (Eastern Uganda), and Bosco (Northern Uganda)
Questions for newcomers to the movement come often and well thought
out. This time we were with a group of folks from Western Uganda, near
the border of DR Congo. One of their questions was, “But, how, how do
you find someone you can make into a disciple?”
For this question, John Omondi (Kenyan church planter) stepped up to
answer from one of his many experiences. Laughing and shaking his head
he said, “It’s easy, you guys, it’s so easy! For example, there was a
time I was eating in a hotel (restaurant) with my friends. We saw this
old, old man come in with a boy. They were coming from the hospital
because they had been in a motorcycle accident and the boy had a big
long cast on his leg. They were from the village and come far. They only
had 20KSH left and were so hungry. We told that old man to order
anything he wanted to eat and we paid for their food. About a week later
that man saw me in town and came to me. He invited me to his home.
(After spending time with him and developing relationship with him) now
that man has a church in his home and he has reached out to so many
people on his own and started groups.”

George (Kenyan church planter) and John Omondi
“Now, I can tell you another story. For me, I am looking for someone
we call a person of peace from Luke 10. This is a story about a woman I
saw by the road who was living in great poverty. She had a big, big bag
of sukuma wiki. I bought that whole bag even though I am the only one
that likes those greens. The Holy Spirit was leading me. I saw that
woman and could see she had a need and she had something to share.
Now…the next time we passed by that lady, she came up to me and said,
‘Anything you are saying or want to say, I will accept.’ We told her,
‘We just want to come to visit you at your home.’ Now, I can tell you
that woman she has begun five house churches.”
This is just one example of the amazing people we get to work with.
Their passion and love for their people and their God is truly
inspiring.

Typical of a scene in rural Africa, where a farmer is transporting bags
of kale from his farm to the nearest market. Probably the woman in
John’s example actually carried a bag of kale this size on her head or
back the whole way to town.